Heritage Landmarks: A Traveler’s Guide to the Most Sacred Places in The United Methodist Church

Featured Heritage Landmarks: A Traveler’s Guide to the Most Sacred Places in The United Methodist Church

By action of the 2016 General Conference, there are currently forty-nine Heritage Landmarks of The United Methodist Church. Three new Heritage Landmarks were designated by the 2016 General Conference. They are Pearl River UM Church in Madison County, Mississippi, Gulfside United Methodist Assembly in Waveland, Mississippi, and the United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

The Book of Discipline defines a Heritage Landmark as "a building, location, or structure specifically related to significant events, developments, or personalities in the overall history of The United Methodist Church or its antecedents." The Heritage Landmarks of United Methodism remind us of those people and events that have shaped our history. They are tangible reminders of our heritage and their preservation helps keep our denominational legacy alive. For further information about the forty-nine Heritage Landmarks or to learn how a place becomes so designated, please contact the General Secretary, General Commission on Archives and History, P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ 07940 or email atday@gcah.org. Material in this guide may be copied by local churches, Heritage Landmarks, and other agencies of The United Methodist Church without further approval.

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Introduction: Look to the rock from which you were hewn... The United Methodist Story in its Heritage Landmarks